I have always had a healthy diet. Eat fast food occasionally. Always avoided food that cause high cholesterol such as cheese, butter, clarified oil, beef, mutton etc. Because my father has high cholesterol and so does my grand mother. My dad had his by pass in 93 and angioplasty in 06 and since his heart is very weak got an I.C.D. implanted last yr. In spite of the fact that he is very particular about his diet. Never tasted things causing cholesterol. Even his food isn't cooked in oil after 93.